Shelby County Engineer Randy Cole says the County Road 24 bridge over Spring Creek had structural work done in the mid-'90s.

COLUMBIANA, Alabama -- The Shelby County Commission this
morning approved a resolution concerning an agreement with the state to replace
a bridge over Spring Creek on County Road 24 between Alabaster and Montevallo.

"This will be one of our next bridge replacements,"
Shelby County Engineer Randy Cole told commissioners during their meeting in
Columbiana.

"We rebuilt the deck and superstructure out of timber in
about 1994 or 1995," Cole said about the bridge located between Smokey Road and
Highway 119 on County Road 24.

The county is planning on the replacing the 44-foot bridge
located about a half-mile west of the junction where County Road 24 connects
with County Road 12.

"It's a standard agreement approved to kick this project
off," Cole said about this morning's resolution that received unanimous commission approval.

Estimates about project cost and the construction
schedule were not provided during the meeting.